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Hand-veneered FDP sectioned in the mesial-distal plane: a) Chipping of the porcelain in the occlusal loading area (OL) of the pontic (P). No cracks were found in the gingival aspect (GC) of the molar (MC) and premolar connectors (PC). b) and c) Cracks in the veneering porcelain (white arrows) did not propagate into the zirconium-oxide core but towards the abutment crowns (optical image).
